DeSoto, MS 1850 Federal Census Transcriber's Notes: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researchers need to get copies of the Northern Division as the SK copies were very light in places and unreadable. Have tried my best to make sure they were correct. Have made notes in both Southern and Northern of marriages giving grooms name on name line and brides name born with on the remarks line (nee). Date of marriage on grooms remarks line ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOUTHERN DIVISION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State of Mississippi I John S. Logan - assistant Marshall for Division 18 in DeSoto County the County and state aforesaid. Do hereby certify that the foregoing 106 Pages of 4349 names of Schedule No 1 is a correct return of the Free Inhabitants found in Division No. 18 according to my oath and instructions. To the best of my knowledge and belief. Given under my hand this the 23rd day of December 1850. John S. Logan Asst Marshall for Division No. 18. Desoto Co Mississippi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NORTHERN DIVISION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State of Mississippi} I, H. Carr Forrest, Ass't Marshall for Division Desoto County } No. 17 in Desoto County do hereby certify that the foregoing 122 pages and 29 names of Schedule No 1 are a correct return of the Free Inhabitants found in my Division No 17 according to my oath and instructions to the best of my knowledge. Given under my hand and seal this 25 Dec 1850. sign. H. Carr Forrest Ass't Marshall. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Census was transcribed by Barbara Peddicord and proofread by Robert Peddicord for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~